The gorgeous Tuscan city of Florence, Italy is known for many things. It has an iconic cityscape that includes its famous Duomo (the rounded dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: If you're eager to get your steps in, climb up another 1,500 feet to the doors of the Abbey of San Miniato al Monte, one of the oldest churches in Florence. Admission is ...

I love visiting Bologna, an Italian city near Florence. It's less crowded than popular destinations like Rome, and there's so much to do here.

The best time to visit Florence is between May and September when warm weather ushers in art festivals, open-air dining and the kind of Italian sunshine that inspired the Renaissance painters.

Few cities offer food like this town in the center of Italy, and putting together a list of the best restaurants in Florence is one ... away those guidebooks, and see what makes this region ...

Continue below for a guide to some of the best places to visit in Italy in 2025 ... Escape the droves of tourists in Florence with a trip a couple of hours south to Umbria. This underrated ...

Pinning down where to visit in Italy is a daunting task. What are the first places that come to mind? Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Sicily? And that’s before we even mention Naples, Pisa, Sardinia, ...

Italian authorities have ordered dozens of people in Tuscany to leave their homes after heavy rains swelled rivers and ...

to urge Italy to recognize the state of Palestine. Agnese Pini, the editor-in-chief of Florence’s newspaper La Nazione, said Florentine voters do not see their new mayor in terms of her religion.

Bologna is also a must-visit destination for art ... that it is one of the main railway hubs in Italy. By train, Bologna is less than an hour from Florence, about two hours from Rome, and an ...